Innovation in a Continuous System of Distillation by Steam to Obtain Essential Oil from Persian Lime Juice (Citrus latifolia Tanaka)

Autor: Mirna Estarrón-Espinosa, José Daniel Padilla de la Rosa, Enrique Arriola-Guevara, Guadalupe M. Guatemala-Morales, Jaime Rosalío Gómez-Huerta, Magaly Dyanira Manzano-Alfaro, Anaberta Cardador-Martínez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Citrus
Chromatography
Gas
Batch distillation
020209 energy
Pharmaceutical Science
continuous processes
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
engineering.material
distillation by steam
01 natural sciences
complex mixtures
Article
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Analytical Chemistry
law.invention
Steam distillation
QD241-441
food
law
Drug Discovery
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Oils
Volatile
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Distillation
essential oils
Essential oil
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Lime
Organic Chemistry
food and beverages
Fuel oil
Pulp and paper industry
food.food
humanities
Persian lime
Fruit and Vegetable Juices
Steam
Chemistry (miscellaneous)
engineering
Molecular Medicine
Environmental science
Gas chromatography
Zdroj: Molecules
Molecules, Vol 26, Iss 4172, p 4172 (2021)
Volume 26
Issue 14
ISSN: 1420-3049
Popis: The citrus industry is one of the most important economic areas within the global agricultural sector. Persian lime is commonly used to produce lime juice and essential oil, which are usually obtained by batch distillation. The aim of this work was to validate a patented continuous steam distillation process and to both physically and chemically characterize the volatile fractions of essential Persian lime oil. Prior to distillation, lime juice was obtained by pressing the lime fruit. Afterwards, the juice was subjected to a continuous steam distillation process by varying the ratio of distillate flow to feed flow (0.2, 0.4, and 0.6). The distillate oil fractions were characterized by measuring their density, optical rotation, and refractive index. Gas chromatography GC-FID was used to analyze the chemical compositions of the oil fractions. The process of continuous steam distillation presented high oil recovery efficiencies (up to 90%) and lower steam consumption compared to traditional batch process distillation since steam consumption ranged from 32 to 60% for different steam levels. Moreover, a reduction in process time was observed (from 8 to 4 h). The oil fractions obtained via continuous steam distillation differed significantly in their composition from the parent compounds and the fractions.
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